Christmas is my favorite holiday. December is, of course, my favorite month, not only because of the holiday, but also because December is my birth month.
I'm pretty sure Christmas washi accounts for more than half of the washi tape in my collection, so this month you will see how I use washi tape in from scratch planner layouts to explore the different color schemes, themes and looks.
For the first week, I went a little over the top. I got my excitement for the season out of my system with ... Continue Reading...

For this planner spread, I decided to use a technique that I haven't used in a while. Creating a 'black out' planner layout seemed fitting for a Halloween theme. I also used a dollar tree tutu to make tulle planner clips to coordinated with my planner layout.
https://youtu.be/x_JSaEa-nuI ... Continue Reading...

I've been thinking about doing this style spread for a while, and I finally decided to go for it. I love the large stamped letters, and they still allow room for functional planning as well as planner decor.
https://youtu.be/mhQ4RwPtZPI ... Continue Reading...

Get a peek at the new Planner Queen, JUNE ROSE in this weeks form scratch planner spread. June Rose will be available July 4th along with a set of clip art items.
https://youtu.be/WN-O7FAcI1w ... Continue Reading...

This week, I'm using the Tropical Wash Roll by Recollections found at Michael's Craft Store. I went a little over the top, okay a lot over the top, with the washi, but it's so beautiful, I just wanted to fill the page with as much as possible. I failed to record part of the work I did on the layout. I used some free stickers that are pinned on my Pinterest Board here and I also used some printable planner stickers from my shop that are listed below. The date numbers were a test and once I work ... Continue Reading...

After a year of hoarding, I am finally using the stickers that I purchased from Etsy. The shop that the stickers I used in this planner spread is no longer in business. I went with a vertical planner layout this week, on legal size grid paper that I designed and printed myself. The grid design as well as dot grid and small grid is available as a printable in the shop and is listed below.
https://youtu.be/kaiBghkWt-Y ... Continue Reading...

This week I finally used the washi tape and planner stickers form the Petals + Bloom collection from Hobby Lobby. While I think the washi tape beautiful and works great, the planner stickers are not my favorite. The heavy weight, of the stickers, seems to hinder the sticky-ness and they do not stick as well on the paper I'm using as thinner stickers. Also, they have a bit of a glossy finish that is not ideal for most pens because the ink sits on top of the gloss, dries slowly which makes the ink ... Continue Reading...

Every time I do a from scratch layout, it is a learning experience. Most of the time it's little things that I learn that you probably don't see. This time, as is typical for a lefty, I smudged the ink from the weekend stamp. Well actually, it's partially from being a lefty and partially because I used chalk ink on top of washi tape, and it didn't dry well. I put a piece of clear tape over the stamped ink it to keep it from smudging further, and I did my best to hide the smudge and decorate with ... Continue Reading...

This week, I am still using what is in my stash. I am focusing on using the washi I have collected, especially the thin washi we all get when we first start decor planning. I also have stickers that have been just sitting, because I'm either hoarding them, or they have not fit in with whatever concept I've cooked up.
https://youtu.be/wmLkPgEDWUM ... Continue Reading...

The layout for this week, April 10-16, 2017, is another from scratch planner spread on a printable grid paper that I printed myself using a regular inexpensive inkjet printer. I use my favorite 32lb paper because I like the weight and eliminates most of the shadowing and bleed through. I didn't do much stamping this week. I am trying to use up some of the planner stickers that I designed and printed myself (printable planner stickers) as well as the few that I have purchased over the last year ... Continue Reading...